Illuminating and uplifting, yellow can be used in an interior to great effect. At Velvet orange, we have used all shades of yellows and mustards to either create a statement, bold or gentle accents or even to style other elements in a room.

The second instalment about the Sri Lankan adventure, looking for local design and watching people about their daily lives. It’s far too beautiful to walk around without a camera, but in February it was becoming easier to feel like a local.

Some clients have told me they think red is either too flashy, too strong or they simply can’t see how it will work with their other possessions. So here is a list of How To’s using spaces that really pull off this most under-rated of colours in an interior.

Introducing the Sri Lankan project. I am a Londoner through and through but that inner connection has never left me, strangely Sri Lankans in Sri Lanka recognise me as one of their own yet are constantly surprised when I tell them I am actually a Sri Lankan.